What we are playing: Week of September 18

What we are playing: Week of September 18

What we are playing is a weekly column that appears each weekend. Various staff members let the world know what games had them hooked the past week and which ones they look forward to.

Perry Jackson – Other than playing Radiant Silvergun for review, been mostly going through the backlog. I started up Gears of War 2 in preparation for Tuesday and went back into Mass Effect just so I can hang out with Wrex again.

Ryan Reynolds – I’m playing Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury and will be reviewing it shortly. I’m also playing Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine as well as Dead Island with my co-op buddy.

Damon Fillman – I’m eagerly anticipating Gears of War 3 and Resident Evil 4 HD, but in the mean time I’m playing through Bloody Checkers on XBLIG. Don’t disregard that game; it’s like if King’s Quest and Checkers had a baby.

Steve Melton – Been into SkyDrift as often as I can the last few weeks. I’m also still playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted. I also fired up my old Xbox to play Def Jam: Fight for New York and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. I might play through Halo 2 again as well. Classic.

Nathan Bowring – Been too busy to play anything besides a few rounds of Halo: Reach. I am anxiously awaiting the mid-September Portal 2 DLC, which hopefully won’t fall victim to the dreaded “Valve time”.

Christine Mitchell – I fired up Castle Crashers this week to check out the new Pink Knight character (sooo cute) and I’ve also been playing Leedmees for review, Torchlight and Left 4 Dead 2.

John Drawdy – Man I have had a busy game week, between playing with the kids and for reviews, kind of all over the place. Me and the two little ones had a few rounds of Turtles in Time and Castle Crashers and steady at work on Take Arms (XBLIG) and Red Bull X-Fighters (XBLA) for reviews; both will be available very soon.

Perry Jackson is the News Editor at XBLAFans and a freelance writer trying to find his way into the gaming industry. He's been playing games ever since he was 5 and they've amazed him ever since in terms of gameplay, narrative and fun factor. Loves XBLA games since they're allowed to go anywhere in terms of gameplay. Follow me on Twitter @prryjcksn